Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Cuyahoga Falls library levy fails by 136 votes
Failure will mean cut in hours. Copley Township police levies, Boston Township-Falls JEDD pass
Voters in a few Summit County communities were asked Tuesday to approve tax increases aimed at better service. A 1.3-mill, five-year operating levy for the Cuyahoga Falls Library failed by 136 votes Tuesday night in the unofficial count.
Akron Beacon Journal. 5/03/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14485823.htm
Raising income tax from 2 to 2.5 percent approved in Parma
…Libraries have suffered financially since a 2001 cut in state library aid. Library issues in Avon, Avon Lake, Lorain, Sheffield Lake and Perry Township were among the winners. But the Cuyahoga Falls library tax narrowly failed for a second time.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 5/03/06. http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1146646010236420.xml?ncounty_cuyahoga&coll=2&thispage=2
Defiance County voters give thumbs-down to school issues
Defiance County voters were not in a mood to increase their taxes in yesterday’s primary election. ...The Defiance Public Library’s 0.5-mill, five-year, additional for operations lost 53 percent to 46 percent.
Toledo Blade. 5/03/06. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060503/NEWS09/60503012&SearchID=73243436791318
Library levy passes
Blanchester voters approved the 1-mill, five-year replacement levy for the Blanchester Public Library in Tuesday’s primary election.
Wilmington News Journal. 5/03/06. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=147925&SectionID=15&SubSectionID=44
Failure will mean cut in hours. Copley Township police levies, Boston Township-Falls JEDD pass
Voters in a few Summit County communities were asked Tuesday to approve tax increases aimed at better service. A 1.3-mill, five-year operating levy for the Cuyahoga Falls Library failed by 136 votes Tuesday night in the unofficial count.
Akron Beacon Journal. 5/03/06. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14485823.htm
Raising income tax from 2 to 2.5 percent approved in Parma
…Libraries have suffered financially since a 2001 cut in state library aid. Library issues in Avon, Avon Lake, Lorain, Sheffield Lake and Perry Township were among the winners. But the Cuyahoga Falls library tax narrowly failed for a second time.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 5/03/06. http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1146646010236420.xml?ncounty_cuyahoga&coll=2&thispage=2
Defiance County voters give thumbs-down to school issues
Defiance County voters were not in a mood to increase their taxes in yesterday’s primary election. ...The Defiance Public Library’s 0.5-mill, five-year, additional for operations lost 53 percent to 46 percent.
Toledo Blade. 5/03/06. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060503/NEWS09/60503012&SearchID=73243436791318
Library levy passes
Blanchester voters approved the 1-mill, five-year replacement levy for the Blanchester Public Library in Tuesday’s primary election.
Wilmington News Journal. 5/03/06. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=147925&SectionID=15&SubSectionID=44
